Bingen – Lasinsky, Johann Adolf (Simmern 1808 – Dusseldorf 1871). Ruines d’Ehrenfels et le tour de Sourris. Ruin Ehrenfels and the Mouse Tower. On the right in front of and above of Ehrenfels terraced vineyards. On the Rhine sailboat, in the middle distance the rocks of the Bingen Hole. Toned pen lithograph. Inscribed: (Recorded from nature and lithographed by J. A. Lasinsky 1828. / Frankfort a/M. C. Jügel.), title as above in German-French parallel text. 22.6 x 29.2 cm.
In its nervous line conduct ahead of its time ,
unmistakably, and instantaneously lithographed after own sketch, and thus “standing out highly advantageously from the leaves of much smaller size engraved after him by other artists … Lasinsky’s ‘sensibility, keenest power of observation, realistic study of nature, and talent for large wide landscapes’ have been praised” (Schulte).
Offer no. 9,054 / EUR 291. / export price EUR 276. (c. US$ 371.) + shipping
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